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SIIjp (County ffcrorftj W. F. TOLLEY & E. C. EPPS Publishers. Thursday, Sept. G, 1917. Entered at the postoffice at Kingstree, j S?C.as second class mail matter. TELEPHONE NO. 83 TERMS SUBSCRIPTION RATES: I One copy, one year $1 25 One copy, six months 75 ; One copy, three months 60 { One copy, one year in advance.... 1 00 1 Obituaries. Tributes of Respect. Resolutions of Thanks. Cards of Thanks ' and all other reading notices.not News. will be charged for at the rate of one sent a word for each insertion. All changes of advertisements and all communications must be in this office before TUESDAY NOON in order* to appear in the ensuing issue. All communications must be signed by the writer, not for publication unless desired, but to protect this newspaper. ADVERTISING RATES: Advertisements to be run in Spedal eolumnpne cent a word each issue, mini* j mum price 25 cents, to be paid for to advance. . Legal advertisements, SLOO per inch tret insertion, 60 cents per inch each subsequent insertion. Rates on long term advertisement* " ?? ?? i JjOT^WMOniOie. (?r wmtmm ?kk>j .-? j la remitting chaeka ?r jnonr? ordrn ftki D4T*bl? to THE COUNTY RECORD Are you making preparations * x the big Williamsburg County Fair? j If not, why not? Bring your cotton to Kingstree! | Marketing facilities are better here than ever before. Mayor Scott is as busy as a bee in a hive these days looking after his ginnery, and incidentally keeping an ' eagle eye on the seed market. _______ The tobacco market came to a successful close last Friday and very! little if anv tobacco has been brought i in this week, and right now cotton is king. The results of Tuesday's municipal primary are highly gratifying to the Record and we believe to the major-1 ity of the citizens of Kingstree Those nominated for Aldermen are men of j strong convictions, progressive, con-: servative, and we have no fear of j the old town lapsing into a state of lethargy or retrograding under the I change. The majority of them have been citizens of the town for years, they have watched its progress and | know what it requires to keep her on the road to greater achievements. With a loyal cooperation on the part of citizens we feel sure Kingstree will continue to go forward. The host of friends and patrons of our good friend and late next door neighbor will learn with regret that he has retimed from the active practice of his profession as dental surgeon, and sold all of his office equipment. Dr Snider has a long record of successful service in his profession and, while he will be greatly missed by a large clientele, there must come 11 i * ?j e?1: 10 ail ms menus a.xeeuuK ut sauofaction that, at his advanced age, and with, such a long and faithful service behind him, he can pass the forceps on to another and spend the remainder of his days peacefully and happily. NEWS IN A NUTSHELL. items of General Interest Gleaned from Oar Exchanges and Condensed. A training camp is to be establish* * *ti _ m_ ed at Jacksonville, rrn. A Florence auto dealer orders cars by the trainload now, so great is the demand. Rev H T Graham entered upon his duties as pastor of Florence Presbyterian church Sunday. Seven persons were seriously in jured at Greenville yesterday when their auto collided with a tree. The South Carolina Plant Breeders' association was in session at Florence Tuesday and yesterday. Dr A H Garfield, fuel administra tor, has promised that the retail 4 grice of coal will be fixed shortly, j Four of the five sons of Prof W | T Slaughter of Hickory Ridge are in [ the army. This is probably unique in York county. The Charleston Navy Yard and' > Orangeburg played a hotly contested J baseball game at the latter city Mon- j day, Orangeburg winning. 1 to 0. , The cannery of the Church Home! orphanage(Episcopal) at York is doing a flourishing business this season. having so far put up more than i 2.200 cans for the public, besides a large quantity for its own use. J F Drinkard, an Atlanta insurance agent, was late in appearing as a witness in court a few days ago and was fined $25, with the alternative of three hours in jail. He chose the latter and during that time wrote policies on both the wardens for nnn fpt/9VW* The French society of Charleston will commemorate Lafayette's birthday and the anniversary of the battle of the Marne tonight. Lafayette was entertained at a banquet in Charleston in 1825, and one of the invitations thereto is still in the possession of the French society. Federal Judge Speer in a decision at Fairfield Lake, N C. denied an injunction to compel the postmaster at Thompson, Ga, to compel him to grant the Jeffersonian Publishing Co second class mail privileges. It was denied because of alleged seditious writings of Thomas Watson. Mistaking a bottle of creolin for one of syrup of rhubarb, both being on the same shelf, a 9-year-old girl near Lexington came near losing her life last week. As soon as the mistake was discovered the family physician was notified by telephone,who advised the proper antidotes, and when he arrived the child was free of the dangerous drug. The government yesterday took drastic action to end the anti-war propaganda and activities conducted in the name of the Industrial Workers of the World, the Socialist party and other organizations throughout the United States. On orders from Attorney General Gregory, federal marshals raided I W W headquarters in many cities and arrested officials found on the premises. The national headquarters of the Socialist party in Chicago were seized by federal agents. Speaking at the Labor day celebration at Newport News. Va, Mont day, Secretary Baker declared thad the war with Germany "will enh when we win it." He paid a higitribute to Samuel Gompers, presdent of the American Federation of Labor, and laboring men generally, and urged his hearers to assist in every wav possible to win the war. Af ter reviewing the cause of the war and declaring that the United States had been forced into the struggle through Germany's ruthless policy, he described a picture of the present slaughter of innocent women and children and declared that "the question is whether autocracy or democracy shall rule the world." CLAIM CONFESSION IN YOM LYNCHING AUTHORITIES SAY THAT ACCUSED YOUNG MAN WILL TESTIFY FOR THE STATE. York,September 5:?Another surprise was registered in the now celebrated Sims lynching case today when Dick Norman, a well-known ?? ? ?- 1- ? nltAaf young tnau, who was ancsmi suuii.Jy after the tragedy occurred, announced his intention to turn State's evidence, according to the authorities, and in company with Dr J H Haye and his father, Hose Norman, the youth was taken to Chester by auto this afternoon and there is said to have made full confession of the whole affair to Solicitor Henry. The alleged confession, of course, was not made public,but it is stated that it was largely a confirmation of evi dence the solicitor aireaay naa. It had been rumored here for several days that Norman would confess, and a number of people were expecting it. It is said that there are others among the eight prisonera now in jail who are willing to tell what they knew about the lynching, in an effort to save themselves, if they are given an opportunity. Young Norman was returned here shortly after 5 o'clock this afternoon and with his bond fixed at $5,000, is being held as a material witness. He had little trouble in obtaining bondsmen. He may or may not tell his story before the grand jury j Monday. No further arrests have been made and probably will not be until after the meeting of the grand jury Monday, Several others who are alleged to have been in the mob which put the negro preacher to death early in the morning of August 24 will then be taken into custody. There is a possibility that some may flee the State before arrests come, but that is hardly probable. TO TEACH AGRICULTURE. Trustees of Williamsburg Schools Take Advantage of New Law. An important meeting was held here Saturday afternoon in the office of Mr J V McElveen, county superintendent of education. Its object was for the consideration of the establishment of agricultural training departments in the county schools under the provisians of an act passed at the last session of the General Assembly and approved by the Governor on February 27. This act pro ' * iL. 1 3 viaes tnat wnenever tne uuuru ui trustees of three or more school districts shall raise by taxes, private subscription or otherwise and shall deposit $750 with the county treasurer an equal amount will be provided by the State to pay the salary of a man as teacher or instructor in agriculture. The State may, however, allow as much as $1250 in this connection, as is provided by the act. At the meeting here Saturday enthusiastic trustees were present and signed contracts to take up the work in the Hemingway Graded School, Union High School, Indiantown Graded School and the Cedar Swamp Graded School, each of these being represented. Prof Verd Peterson, State superintendent of agricultural institutions, was present and addressed the trustees and representatives of the above named schools. County Superintendent McElveen is very enthusiastic over the success of the meeting and feels confident - * x ill that other scnoois in ine county win join in the move, as the need of a more practical educational system in the rural communities becomes, he says, more apparent every day, and he thinks the teaching of agriculture in these community schools will come nearer filling the needs of the people than any other proposition previously set forth, especially so as Williamsburg is essentially an agricultural county. Since Saturday's meeting Mr McElveen informs us that the trustees of the Johnsonville Graded School have signed the contract and will take up the agricultural training along with the schools above mentioned. Similar work in several of the rural schools has already been conductLimnoocfn!Iv on fhpir nwn initifl CU auw^oo&unj VM vwva* W ?% tive, but of course this had to be done in a very limited way, on account of no funds being available from State or county appropriations. We hope to see the day when agricultural and manual training will be a part of the course of instruction in every school in this county for the boys and domestic training for the girls?a more important accomplishment in the future housewife than a musical training, but let's have both wherever and wherever it is possible. vmnrr ta itrt n ATirrnr nurw iu ntLr uincivo BY TELLING EXPERIENCES BOSS LENA -BURNS, OF GREER. MAKES INTERESTING STATEMENT Work Wm Too Hsrd?Young Seamstress Made Use of "Tip" She Received and Profited Greatly. "Tanlac is a fine medicine for stomach trouble and it is a good general tonic, too, and I'm glad to recommend it as such to anyone," said Miss Lena Burns, of Greer, S C, in a statement she gave. 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